January 2009

1. Protecting You From Being Protected 2. Size Matters 3. SpokeUp.com Message of the Day 1. A spokesperson for JPMorgan Chase says that the reason the company pulled its own money from Madoff last year was because they got suspicious about the Ponzi scheme the dude was putting on. But she says, “we did not have the right to disclose those our concerns” to their own clients who had ... read more

On Friday’s I publish Weekend Vittles — sorta just some random thoughts into the weekend.. * A spokesperson for JPMorgan Chase says that the reason the company pulled its own money from Madoff last year was because they got suspicious about the Ponzi scheme the dude was putting on.  But she says, “we did not have the right to disclose those our concerns” to their own clients who had ... read more

You wanna get bullish. I know I do. I mean, the average stock is down more than 1/2 from its highs just a year ago or so. You know that it pays to buy low and sell high…and well, hey, down 50% is by definition pretty darn lower than higher, so what are we waiting for? You lie awake staring at the ceiling, wondering if your investments will get back anywhere near where they were in 2007. Or in ... read more

1. Rohm Emmanuel Being Honest 2. Pelosi Getting Right As Usual 3. Karl Marx on TARP, Fannie and Freddie 1. "Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it's an opportunity to do things you couldn't do before." – That’s Rohm Emmanuel, showing more transparency that TARP and the FED ever will -- telling you exactly what he and his crony Republican/Democrat friends are ... read more

Earnings seasons is upon us and the reports haven’t exactly been overflowing with joy. Indeed, it’s while we’ve seen several reports such as Google that weren’t nearly as bad as expected, the very fact that we describe them as “not nearly bad as expected” pretty much underscores how bad it is out there. More to the point though, in just the last five business days, we’ve seen ... read more

1. Many Dividends Won’t Be Paid 2. We Made a Difference 3. Stop the Stimulus Package! 1. In the last five work days, seven S&P 500 companies cut $12 billion out of dividend payments. There’s a hundred billion in dividend cuts to come this year, so when people tell you that stocks are cheap based on historical dividend yields, you gotta ignore them because those dividends are ... read more

1. Hope that Iceland Leads the World 2. Welfare Jet for the Money Honey 3. Thain’s Shocked that Markets Move?! 1. Iceland’s government fell today. Iceland felt the true magnitude of this downturn before any other developed country...if they implement profit-seeking, private property, laws that simply enforce contracts, they're likely to see profits, private property rights and respect ... read more

1. Corporations OWN our Government 2. GE’s Welfare Dividend 3. Help Fight the Welfare at SpokeUp.com 1. Chrysler, Cerberus, Citi, Goldman...can you remember which guys are working at those places right now and which ones are in the government getting lobbyist money to regulate Chrysler, Cerberus, Citi and Goldman? I can't either. Chrysler, Cerberus, Citi and Goldman ARE the ... read more

1. All Housing Policies Destroy Housing 2. Confidence Comes from Confusion 3. Help By NOT HELPING! 1. Why is it that the Republicans/Democrats all want to figure out ways to "stabilize housing"…HOUSING'S TOO EXPENSIVE. Shouldn't the Democrats want to be fighting for cheaper, lower housing prices? Shouldn't Republicans want personal and corporate accountability? NOTHING the government ... read more

1. Screw Bank Shareholders…Please! 2. iBank Powerhouse…Sandander?! 3. TARP Is a Tool of…the Illuminati! 1. I’m gonna ask once again, why we don’t wash out all the people who took risks on equity when a company gets welfare to stave off insolvency/bankruptcy. Fact is, the stocks of Citigroup, MS, GM, GE and every other welfare company are evaporating anyway, so why give these ... read more